Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

Impact of varying anatomic sites on advanced stage and survival of oral cancer: 9-year prospective cohort of 27 717 cases

  • William Wang Yu Su
  • , Chiu Wen Su
  • , Dun Cheng Chang
  • , Shu Lin Chuang
  • , Sam Li Sheng Chen
  • , Chen Yang Hsu
  • , Amy Ming Fang Yen
  • , Sherry Yueh Hsia Chiu
  • , Jean Ching Yuan Fann
  • , Yi Huah Lee
  • , Ya Chung Jeng
  • , Yi Chia Lee
  • , Han Mo Chiu
  • , Tony Hsiu Hsi Chen
  • , Cheng Ping Wang*
  • , Mu Kuan Chen
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation
  • Tzu Chi University
  • Changhua Christian Hospital
  • National Taiwan University
  • Taipei Medical University
  • Kainan University

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal Article peer-review

30 Scopus citations

Abstract

Background: To elucidate the impact of varying anatomic sites on advanced stage of and death from oral cancer. Methods: A total of 27 717 oral cancers mainly from a population-based visual inspection program in Taiwan from 2004 to 2009 was followed until the end of 2012. Results: Using lip cancer as reference, the odds ratios (95% confidence interval [CI]) of advanced stage of cancer were 2.20 (1.92-2.51) for tongue, 2.60 (2.28-2.97) for buccal, 2.68 (2.20-3.28) for floor of mouth, 2.96 (2.52-3.47) for hard palate, 6.04 (5.17-7.05) for gingiva, and 10.83 (9.20-12.74) for oropharynx. The estimated hazard ratios (95% CI) for oral cancer death increased from 1.48 (1.31-1.67) in buccal, 1.61 (1.43-1.82) in tongue, 1.68 (1.41-1.99) in floor of mouth, 1.79 (1.57-2.05) in gingiva, 1.97 (1.71-2.26) in hard palate, and 2.15 (1.89-2.45) in oropharynx. Conclusion: Different anatomic sites had variations in advanced stage of and death from oral cancer and need vigilant surveillance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1475-1483
Number of pages9
JournalHead and Neck
Volume41
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 05 2019

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • anatomic site
  • betel quid chewing
  • cigarette smoking
  • mortality
  • oral cancer

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Impact of varying anatomic sites on advanced stage and survival of oral cancer: 9-year prospective cohort of 27 717 cases'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this